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Stock Car Racers Provide Many Thrills
H,STORiCAl
Farmers Will Vote Saturday On Wheat Crop Referendum
wyte Knowlton of shown in the lead twis makes h' ' ' 1 to' move third to second place. In the second picture car 7-J.
driven by Lewie, is caught as I passes car 3-D on the east tur and then go on to win.
� Standard I'hotos
Stock Cars Crash, Lose Wheels in Races At Hi-Line Grounds
Police Officers Solve Crime They Did Not Know About
Two members of the Fort Peck Indian Police force solved a robbery and recovered the loot Monday even before they knew the crime had been committed.
Officers Melvin Buckles and Ed Scott were investigating a missing bicycle when one of the boys they were going to question about the bike hid a box in the brush when he saw the officers approaching.
After settling the matter about the bike Officer Scott asked the lad about the box. Upon investigation it proved to be filled with fireworks. Acting on a hunch the officers questioned the boys about the large amount of fireworks and they finally admitted taking them from the stand on the east edge of Poplar.
More of the fireworks were recovered in another hiding place revealed by one of the lads. The most of the loot was returned before the owners could report the loss ot police.
Fined $10 WhenT Found Guilty by Justice Court Jury
In a jury trial held in justice court in Poplar Tuesday Earl Martin was fined $10 plus costs when found guilty by the jury on a charge of using vulgar and indecent language in the presence of other persons on the streets of Poplar. The charge had been filed by Anthony Charboneau.
Martin, who originally pleaded not guilty, did not have an attorney, but represented himself ir� court. The jury was out 20 minutes before returning the verdict of guilty and thev recommended the $10 fine.
The Poplar Standard
'Voice of The Oil City"
Vol. 46 No. 35
Poplar. Roosevelt County, Montana. Friday. June 24, 1955
Garbage Petitions
Proposal Before
Council Friday
More than 1.000 people gathered Sunday at the Hi-Line speedway for the first stock car races sponsored by the Hi-Line Stock Car club on its new track between Poplar and Wolf Point.
Twenty-seven cars were on hand for the races and the drivers gave the spectators plenty of thrills The high wind made several special events impossible.
Although there were numerous | spin-outs and several crashes, there I The job of developing a 1956 Ag-were no flip-overs during the aft- [ ricultural Conserv.-.tion Program ernoon. However one car did throw ' �*� �------>
1956 MONTANA ACP PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED
wheel which crashed into the fence in front of the spectators on the north side of the track.
Winners in the various events are listed below:
First Heat�1st. Robert Kelsey
adapted to Montana conditions and needs will get under way soon, announced True D. Morse, under secretary of agriculture.
The 1956 program will be developed and conducted on the basis S250 million fund recently
driving 606. a 1936 Ford owned by I authorized by Congress. Under this 1 program, the ACP shares with farmers and ranchers a part of the
Junior Schmitz; 2nd. Ed Curry driving car 16-D. a '39 Ford: 3rd. Orville Scharbons. car 777-D. 41 Buick: and 4th. Harry McKenzie. car 326. a Desota owned by Farmers Unon Oil Co. of Poplar.
Second Heat�1st. Bud Wood, car 44-D. 47 Nash: 2nd. Doug Kurtz, car 5ft-J. "34 Plymouth: 3rd. Eddy Travis, car 34-W. Plymouth with Chrysler engine, owned by Camrud Motors of Wolf Point; 4th Speed Grady, car 771. 38 Ford.
Third Heat�(eight fastest cars from the time trials!�1st. Arlene Lewis, car 7-J. '37 Plymouth: 2nd. Maynard Bai.-u.-h. car ��. 39 Hudson: 3rd. MeJ Holsworth. car 88-D. 39 Chevrolet: and 4th. Dwytc Knowlton. car 3-D. "39 Ford.
� Race (12 laps) for cars finishing 5th. 6th. 7th and 8th in the heat races�*.st. Gordon Kolberg. car 713. '32 Ford from Richey: 2nd. Louis Kurtz, car 44-J. 32 Ford: 3rd. Speedy Grady, car 7T1. "38 Ford; and 4th. Virgil Larson, car 1-D. -40 Ford.
A Race (15 laps! for cars finishing in first four places in heat races�1st. Orville Scharbons. car 777-D. '41 Buick; 2nd. Dwvte Knowlton. car 3-D. 39 Ford; 3rd. Maynaro Baisch. car ��-D. '39 Ford: 4th. Eddy Travis, car 34-W. Plymouth with Chrysler engine, owned by Camrud Motors of Wolf Point: and 5th. Mel Holsworth. car 88-D. '39 Chevrolet.
Trophy Dash (6 laps) six fastest cars�Arlene Lewis 1st in 7-J; Dwyte Knowlton 2nd in car 3-D; and Gordon Kolberg 3rd in car 713.
Time trials, four fastest cars-Car OO-D. Chevrolet with CMC motor, driven by Marvin Spencer. 35.7 seconds: Dwyte Knowlton driving 3-D. a "39 Ford. 36 seconds: Car 713. a 32 Ford, driven by Gordon Kolberg. 36.3 seconds: and Virgil Larson in 1-D a '40 Ford. 36 4 seconds.
Time trial results for Poplar ard Wolf Point cars�Bud Nee* in 33 3/3 "Little Iodine" owned by Jay Marcom. 37.8 seconds; Ed Travis In the Camrud Motor entry. 34-W. 38 1 seconds: Bob Hible in ME-2 owned by Ben ���. 39.5 seconds: 326 owned by Farmers Union Oil Co. of Poplar and driven by Harry McKenzie. 40.6 seconds; and 606 owned by Junior Schmitz and driven by Robert Kelsey. 41 seconds. These times are for one lap, or 3/8
cost of approved conservation practices carried out on their land.
The 1956 program is similar to the 1955 program, with modifications which are expected to make it more effective in helping farmers meet conservation practices, but assistance will not be limited to such practices. Special emphasis in next year's program is to be given to measures which will protect land diverted from allotment crons in 1956.
County conservation groups will consider the National ACP program and make recommendations to the State ASC committee, according to Leo S. Kolstad. state ASC administrative officer. When these recommendations have been considered, the state ACP program will be prepared and announced and county groups will then develop county programs. Conservation practices to be included in a county program vary with the requirements of communities and are determined (within the framework of the National and State programs) by local ASC committeemen in cooperation with County Extension Agent and local representatives of the Soil Conservation Service and Forest Service. These agencies develop county programs after obtaining advice and suggestions from other agricultural groups within a county.
The 1956 ACP program for each county will be completed and announced well in advance of January 1. 1956. when it will become effective. Meanwhile. Kolstad explained, farmers and ranchers may continue to cary out conservation work under the 1955 ACP program which will continue through December. 1955. Producers desiring to carry out conservation work this year may request cost-sharing at any time during the year.
ASC CHAIRMAN GIVES 19S6 WHEAT LEVEL
A minimum national average support price of not less than I1.81 per bushel will be in effect for 1956 crop wheat if quotas are approved in the June 25th marketing quota leferendum. Walter R. Scott, chairman of the Roosevelt county agricultural stabilization and conservation committee, has announced.
If quotas are rejected in the producer referendum on June 25th. the support level will be at .50 percent of parity or about $1.19 per bushel, national average, on the basis of present parity estimates.
The announced minimum support for 1956 reflects 76 percent of the estimated "transitional" wheat parity price of $238 per bushel. The support level is set in accordance with the law whicn provides for a variable level on the basis of the estimated supply of wheat. The minimum national average rate of $1.81 per bushel for 1956 crop wheat will not be reduced but will be increased if a combination of the wheat parity price and the supply percentage on July 1. 1956, indicates a higher minimum level of support, and quotas are in effect.
The chairman pointed out that support for the 1955 crop of wheat
it at a national average price of|ducers favor marketing quotas foi $2.06 per bushel, reflecting 82% wheat of the 1956 crop.
POPLAR JUNIOR LEGION HAS TWO NIGHT GAMES
The Poplar Junior Legion baseball team will play two games under the lights here next week.
Tuesday evening the Juniors will clash with the Opheim club and Wednesday evening the lads will face Glasgow. Both are regular district games which count in the season standings. Last Sunday the Legion boys I met the Fort Peck Juniors at Fort ' Peck where the Poplar team had to play the game with a total of ten players, only four of which were regular starters. The Poplar team was defeated by a wide margin.
percent of parity. The basic support rate in Roosevelt county for grade No. 1 of the classes Hard Red Spring and Hard Red V/inter is $1.98 per bushel. Discounts and premiums are provicied for other grades and classes under the 1955 program.
Chairman Scott emphasizes that support for the 1956 crop, regardless of whether it is 76 percent of parity with quotas, or 50 percent of parity without quotas, will be available only to those producers who comply with the acreage al lotments established for their farms. He pointed out that acreage allotments, under the law. will remain in effect regardless of the outcome of the referendum since the referendum is solely on the question of whether or not pro-
The matter of a garbage collec--tion ordinance will again come be-1 fore the Poplar City Council at a special meethvg called by Mayor J. M Nass for Friday. June 24. at 8 p.m.
At a recent special meeting not all of the petitions, which had been signed requesting the council to pass a garbage collection ordinance were on file and the council-men did not feel that the few signatures on file were enough to warrant passing the requested ordinance.
Since the last special meeting. Dr. SaViuel Gullo. chairman of the Lions Club committee which drew up the ordinance and circulated the petitions, has gathered the missing petitions and with additional signers secured since the meeting June 13. the number of singers requesting a garbage collection ordinance is now well over the 100 mark.
A delegation representing the Lions Club committee and other interested persons plan to be on hand to aid their voices to the request.
The council invites any citizen, whether for or against the proposed ordinance, to attend the meeting and express their views. The meetine i" HO "be held in the Armory club room to give all interested persons room to attend the session and be heard if they wish.
The proposed ordinance sets up regulations for types of garbage cans to be used, prevents all burn ing of garbage within the city, and also sets up a schedule of collections and fees for the different, classes of business places and residences.
If the ordinance is passed, the job of collecting garbage will be put up for bids. Several parties have indicated they will bid for the job if the council passes the ordinance and lets a contract for the collection.
GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD OPENS IN GLACIER PARK
Going-to-the-Sun highway in Glacier National park is open now from 9 a.m. until midnight. Jun� 15 was the official opening date
Roosevelt County Sets
Tall in the Saddle When It Comes to Rodeo Shows
Rodeo is big business these days, performers who are almost equally
of a mile.
The Hi-Line Stock Car club will hold its next race Sunday afternoon, July 3. More locally owned cars and not so many outside cars ore expected for the next races.
and is getting bigger every year. This sport born on the ranches of America's cattle country U even bigger than football according to Everett Colborn, who produces the annual Madison Square Garden rodeo each year.
Montana plays a big part in this rapidly growing sport. For one thing there are some 36 approved rodeos in the state each year plus several amateur shows, rodeos for the local hands, high school and college events and several score of horse shows and race meets in which some rodeo events are staged.
Montana too is one of the major sources of bucking horses for the nation's top rodeos. According to statements made by Colboriv the best riders and horses come from Montana.
One of the major bucking horse sales in the United States and the only one of its kind where horses are bucked out of chutes rodeo fashion and as soon as the ride is complete the auctioneer starts selling the horse, is held in Montana at Miles City.
Any rodeo fan will recall the Lindeman brothers from Red Lodge, Mont, when they were burning up the rodeo circuits and bringing home to Montana top honors and top money. There are many other Montana riders and
famous
The life of a rodeo cowboy has a lot of ups and downs, both financially and in the contest sport. RCA cowboys get paid only if they win and pay an entry fee to take part. Of course, some of the cow pokes have a hard time, but last year the top cowboy in the nation picked up $37,000 in prize money, and quite a number of them earned upwards of $10.000.
With that kind of entertainment is it any wonder that Montana shows rank high among those all over the nation? People in Roosevelt county are fortunate in living right next door to one of the major rodeos in one of America's top rodeo states, The Wild Horse Stampede at Wolf Point
Poplar, too. has again moved into regular rodeo productions with several amateur shows each year staged by the Poplar Saddle Club. Montana is a rodeo state and Roosevelt county provider some of the best rodeo sport to be seen anywhere.
The big rodeo season for Mon-tanans is just coming up- Poplar will have a two-day show July 2 and 3 for amateurs and then on July 15. 16 and 17 will be the Wild Horse Stampede, one of the biggest and best shows in the state. Poplar will also present another show later in the season, plus several local jackpot events.
Friends Gather To Honor Sogers' Golden Wedding
A large crowd of friends attended the Mass and reception at Our Lady of Lourdes church in Poplar honoring Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Sugar on their Golden Wedding anniversary.
The sanctuary was decorated with bouquets of white carnations and daisies. Father John Kendri-gan celebrated the Mass. Also present in the sanctuary were Rev. Eugene V. Gergens. Plentywood: Rev. Francis Weidinger. Chinook; and' Rev .Anthony Sorger. Scobey.
Presiding during the reception were Mrs. Alma Olson, who poured. Mrs. W. L. Schwartzrock who cut and served the wedding cake, and Mrs. Earl Floyd, who was in charge of the guest book. Mrs. E. E. Schwartzrock and Mrs. Kenneth Lauridson baked the wedding cake.
Neighbors and friends furnished the food for the reception and the Altar Society helped serve. Tables were decorated with yellow roses and columbine.
Relatives present from Canada were Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bell. Melville. Sask.; Mrs. Gladys Williams, sister of Mrs. Sager. and Jessie Williamson, both of Weyburn. Sask., and Mrs. Blanche Bell of Reginn. Sask.
Other out-of-state guests were Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Schwartzrock of Max. N. D.. and Mrs. Earl Floyd of Cody. Wyo.
ENTERTAINMENT CHOICE WIDE FOR HOLIDAY
Poplar citizens and residents of this community can spend a very active Fourth ->f July holiday without going more than 20 miles from home.
The first day of the three-day holiday will see the Poplar Saddle club present the first of two days of rodeo. The club plans rodeos for both Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon.
Saturday morning there will be a rodeo parade in Poplar starting from the street in front of the Legion club at 10 a.m. There will be a number of fancy floats entered by various business firms with a $25 prize offered by The Chamber of Commerce to go to the winner. There will also be numerous saddle club and rodeq entries and the Poplar Boating club is also planning to take part in the parade to advertise the regatta July 4 at Chelsea Lake.
Sunday afternoon local folks can chose between two events. The Poplar rodeo at the arena east of. town and the Hi-Line Stock Car Club races al the Hi-Line speedway between Poplar and Wolf Point.
July 4 there will be more spills and thrills, but this time the action will take place on water as the Poplar Boating club presents its fourth annual regatta and boat races at Chelsea lake.
They plan for a bigger show than ever this year with a number of extra events added to the program. The new features include ski 'jumping, a row boat race, swimming contests and a water clown.
As usual there will be races for the various classes of outboard motor boats.
Some extra work is being done at the lake to provide more picnic space for regatta visitors.
BLOODMOBILE COLLECTS 55 PINTS BLOOD
The Red Cross Bloodmobilc visit-I ed Poplar Thursday afternoon of I last week and 55 donors each gave a I pint of blood, while eight volunteers were rejected. Mrs. Lyle Phetteplace. who donated her 10th pint of blood, received a gold Kallon pin.
The committee in charge of the drawing in Poplar expressed their thanks to Dr. Jensen of Culbertson for corning to Poplar to assist at the drawing. The committee chairman. Mrs. C. R. Nelson, said that with Dr. James Harnberger out of town, the drawing would have been impossible if Dr. Jensen had not volunteered his services The committee also expressed Its thanks to the Legion for the use of the hall for the drawing.
In spite of the cooperation of local workers and citizens, th drawing here fell short of the quota, due to the busy season of the year and the number of people who were out of town when the bloodmobile made its visit.
CURB AND GUTTER WORK NEARLY COMPLETED
The work on curb and gutters in Poplar will be completed before, anothe rweek goes by and if the | weather holds, most of the back-fill 1 gregatio on the curbs will be completed by that time.
With the curbing in place and most of the gravel sub-base in place many of the streets will be ready for crushed rock and oil mat. So far the contractor has not indicated just when this phase of the work will begin.
86-YEAR-OLD INDIAN SCOUT PASSES AWAY
George Pointing Iron. 86. died suddenly June 17 at the Silver Bow County hospital in Butte where he had been visiting his granddaughter. Mrs. Rosella V. Russell. He had been in the hospital only one day.
Mr. Pointing Iron was born October. 1868. in Saskatchewan. Canada. While still a young man he moved to the Fort Peck reservation and lived there most of his life. For a few years he acted as Indian scout for Fort Assinniboine.
Funeral services were held Monday at the Mormon chapel at Chicken Hill. Interment was in the Chicken Hill ccmete-y.
His only known .'.jrvivor is his granddaughter. Mrs. Russell.
Poplar Girl Wed In Sidney Church Saturday, June 18
Mabel Christine Christenson. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Bert Christcnson of Poplar became the bride of Lawrence Pyle. Berwvn. Pa.. Saturday afternoon. June 18. at 2 p.m. The double-ring cere-ony was performed in the Con-1 church. Sidney, by the local pastor.
Miss Christenson wove a pink suit with a corsage of pink rosebuds, pink and whi'e carnations, and was unattended. She is a graduate of^he Sidney high school and McCalaster college. St. Paul. The newlywcds left immediately after the ceremony for Berwyn. Pa.
PRICE SUPPORT, CROP QUOTAS ARE QUESTIONS
Saturday, farmers will cast their ballot on the wheat marketing quota referendum. If two thirds or more of the nation's wheat growers voting in the referendum approve, marketing quotas will continue in effect for the 1956 crop.
If the farmers vote in favor of the referendum, a pric* support within a probable rang-? of 75 to 82 per cent of parity will be available to those who itay within their farm's wheat acreage allotment. Those exceeding the larger of the farm allotment, or 15 acres, will be subject to n penalty equal to 45 per cent of parity on the excess production and price support will -ot be available for any of their 'm.t6 wheat crop.
If the voters turn thumbs down on the referendum, marketing quotas will not be in effect and price support will be available at 50 percent of parity for those farmers who stav within the wheat acreage allotment for their farms. Those who exceed their farm wheat allotments will not be eligible for price support.
An eligible voter mav easl his ballot either In the community in which he resides or in the community in which he will be engaged in the production of wheat for 1956.
Absentee ballots for whoM growers with religious beliefs forbidding them to vote on Saturday and those who will be away are available in county ASC offices.
Wheat growers who will be absent from their home county may get a ballot from any convenient ASC office before the referendum. These ballets must be marked "absentee ballot" and must be received in the county office not later than 6 p.m.. June 25.
Those voters whose religious belief oppose participation in the referendum on Saturday are to vote some time between June 20� 24. Their ballot will be similar to the absentee's ballot, but will be left in a sealed envelope at the office.
Rootevelt County Poli� Districts Location
I Volt School Building 2*4 Court House. Wolf Point 3 Hiland School Building 5 & 7 Farmers Union Oil Station. Poplar
Mineral Bench School Building
Beim School Building Anderson School Building
Farmers Union Station. Froid
II I: 12 Basement. ASC. Build-
Oil Activity Mounts-Watch New Wildcats
Wolf Point Downs Mineral Bench on Poplar Diamond
The Wolf Point baseball team downed Mineral Bench under the lights on the Poplar athletic field Wednesday night 11 to 0.
The game was fairly tight during the first six innings, but in the 'top of the seventh Wolf Point combined five hits and four Mineral Bench errors to rack up 8 runs and really put the game on ice.
Bob Renz did the pitching for the Bench and Schugann did the catching. Renz had trouble with his control and walked several men and he hit two batters.
Casey and Sprague formed the Wolf Point battery and in spite of several Wolf Point errors, Casey
Carter Oil company, the California company. Amarada Oil company, and the Murphy corporation. East Poplar unit operator, reported new locations and operations this week.
In the West Poplar unit of Roosevelt count, the Carter Oil company. West Poplar Unit No. 5. wildcat, began drilling operations on Tuesday. This venture will be drilled to 6700 feet to test the Mission Canyon. The test is located j Vk miles NW of Carter's discovery of last year. It is SW SW 31-30N-50E.
The California company has a skidding rig at the center of the SW NW Section 19-32 N-50 E. approximately m miles SE of their recent Charles Formation discovery, the No. 1 Grimm. According to the Montana Oil and Gas commission, this new field has officially been labeled the Bredette field.
Approximately 10 miles SE of the East Poplar field, the Cran-ston-Wagner-Christenson. No. X Government wildcat. 330 feet west of C NW NE section 26-27N-53E
6
10
13
Distr
kept the Mineral Bench batters I was drilling below 2500 feet on on his hip when a hit could have I June 21.
meant a run. I The Amarada Oil company has
announced a new location east of Scobey near Outlook in Sheridan county. The company is clearing the location for their No. 1 Landrey in the SE SW section 21-37N-52E
The Owens-Simons No. 1 has been completed. The Zach Brooks rig has been moved and they are preparing to set a pumping unit. The new location is in the East Poplar Unit and is No. 59 in NW 4-28N-51E. Zacfc Brooks is the drilling contractor.
Two other Murphy wells, both in the East Poplar Unit are drilling ahead. No. 57 was at 3625 drilling and 58 was at 2650 drilling. Both reports were as of Tuesday morning.
The Cranston operation in Richland county is important to Roosevelt county since the wildcat is on the northern edge of Richland county with only the river separating it from Roosevelt. A strike at the Cranston lease would give high hopes to land and lease holders along the north side of the river in this county.
If the new California test hits oil. it will do much to prove in a small way. at least the size of the discovery pool hit in the No. 1 Elizabeth Grimm.
ing
P^stoffice Building. Bain-ville
McCone County Pollt
Location Basement of the County ASC Office
2 Brockwav School
3 Prairie Elk School
4 Farmers Union Hall iDuck Creek School)
5 Wolf Creek School No. 16
6 Cusker School
7 Sunnyside School Referendum committeemen In
Roosevelt county are Robert Peterson. Harry Carlson. Idan Camrud. Chester Erickson. Harold Ruhd. Larry Grimsrud. Bernard Langer. John Gribble. W M. Rusch. Howard Jensen. Martin Seth'e. Russell Zimmerman. James Daneilson. Walter Bridges. Clifford Hagadone. Gerald Zuck. Norman Jensen. Eugene Swank. Fred Clark. Les Mc-Anally. James Helmer. Gilbert Wiess. Reimund Hoffman. Alfred Kaschube. Marvin Sundheim. Pete Dcthman. Arvid Dahlbeig. George Waters. Lief Sunwall. Irwing Hove. Gerald Olsen. Ted Wix. Roy Sch-uetzc. Kenneth Olsen. Frank Nelson. Fred Fryhling. Albert Gran-ley. Dick Rhode, and Oiton Kirk-vold.
Alternates are Marbie Hanson. Dennis Nelson. A M. Rensvold. Bun Bilyeu. Edward Bach. Milton Sil-jenberg. John A. Herting. Albert Karge, William (Wiedolli Lien. Allen Zimmerman. Pete Loegering. Frank Schwarzrock. Mi'o Stangc-land. Orrie Vraa. Merland Iverson. Warren Christofferson. Duane Christoffcrson. W. R. Casterline. Charles Bentson. Marinus Lyn-gaard. Willard LaCount. and John Forbes.
POLIO VACCINATIONS GIVEN IN POPLAR
Vaccinations for polio began in Poplar Thursday-morning, but the number of children reporting to receive the vaccine was not a-vailable at press time Thursday.
Very few children reported during the first hour the clinic was open.
Week's Weather
Max. Min. Prec.
June 16 ............ 75 59 .18
June 17 .........._ 75 51 .00
June 18 .........� 81 47 .00
June 19 ............ 80 46 .00
June 20 �.......... 80 40 .00
June 21 _.......... 78 50 00
June 22 _........_ 79 45 .00

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Stock Car Racers Provide Many Thrills
H,STORiCAl
Farmers Will Vote Saturday On Wheat Crop Referendum
wyte Knowlton of shown in the lead twis makes h' ' ' 1 to' move third to second place. In the second picture car 7-J.
driven by Lewie, is caught as I passes car 3-D on the east tur and then go on to win.
� Standard I'hotos
Stock Cars Crash, Lose Wheels in Races At Hi-Line Grounds
Police Officers Solve Crime They Did Not Know About
Two members of the Fort Peck Indian Police force solved a robbery and recovered the loot Monday even before they knew the crime had been committed.
Officers Melvin Buckles and Ed Scott were investigating a missing bicycle when one of the boys they were going to question about the bike hid a box in the brush when he saw the officers approaching.
After settling the matter about the bike Officer Scott asked the lad about the box. Upon investigation it proved to be filled with fireworks. Acting on a hunch the officers questioned the boys about the large amount of fireworks and they finally admitted taking them from the stand on the east edge of Poplar.
More of the fireworks were recovered in another hiding place revealed by one of the lads. The most of the loot was returned before the owners could report the loss ot police.
Fined $10 WhenT Found Guilty by Justice Court Jury
In a jury trial held in justice court in Poplar Tuesday Earl Martin was fined $10 plus costs when found guilty by the jury on a charge of using vulgar and indecent language in the presence of other persons on the streets of Poplar. The charge had been filed by Anthony Charboneau.
Martin, who originally pleaded not guilty, did not have an attorney, but represented himself ir� court. The jury was out 20 minutes before returning the verdict of guilty and thev recommended the $10 fine.
The Poplar Standard
'Voice of The Oil City"
Vol. 46 No. 35
Poplar. Roosevelt County, Montana. Friday. June 24, 1955
Garbage Petitions
Proposal Before
Council Friday
More than 1.000 people gathered Sunday at the Hi-Line speedway for the first stock car races sponsored by the Hi-Line Stock Car club on its new track between Poplar and Wolf Point.
Twenty-seven cars were on hand for the races and the drivers gave the spectators plenty of thrills The high wind made several special events impossible.
Although there were numerous | spin-outs and several crashes, there I The job of developing a 1956 Ag-were no flip-overs during the aft- [ ricultural Conserv.-.tion Program ernoon. However one car did throw ' �*� �------>
1956 MONTANA ACP PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED
wheel which crashed into the fence in front of the spectators on the north side of the track.
Winners in the various events are listed below:
First Heat�1st. Robert Kelsey
adapted to Montana conditions and needs will get under way soon, announced True D. Morse, under secretary of agriculture.
The 1956 program will be developed and conducted on the basis S250 million fund recently
driving 606. a 1936 Ford owned by I authorized by Congress. Under this 1 program, the ACP shares with farmers and ranchers a part of the
Junior Schmitz; 2nd. Ed Curry driving car 16-D. a '39 Ford: 3rd. Orville Scharbons. car 777-D. 41 Buick: and 4th. Harry McKenzie. car 326. a Desota owned by Farmers Unon Oil Co. of Poplar.
Second Heat�1st. Bud Wood, car 44-D. 47 Nash: 2nd. Doug Kurtz, car 5ft-J. "34 Plymouth: 3rd. Eddy Travis, car 34-W. Plymouth with Chrysler engine, owned by Camrud Motors of Wolf Point; 4th Speed Grady, car 771. 38 Ford.
Third Heat�(eight fastest cars from the time trials!�1st. Arlene Lewis, car 7-J. '37 Plymouth: 2nd. Maynard Bai.-u.-h. car ��. 39 Hudson: 3rd. MeJ Holsworth. car 88-D. 39 Chevrolet: and 4th. Dwytc Knowlton. car 3-D. "39 Ford.
� Race (12 laps) for cars finishing 5th. 6th. 7th and 8th in the heat races�*.st. Gordon Kolberg. car 713. '32 Ford from Richey: 2nd. Louis Kurtz, car 44-J. 32 Ford: 3rd. Speedy Grady, car 7T1. "38 Ford; and 4th. Virgil Larson, car 1-D. -40 Ford.
A Race (15 laps! for cars finishing in first four places in heat races�1st. Orville Scharbons. car 777-D. '41 Buick; 2nd. Dwvte Knowlton. car 3-D. 39 Ford; 3rd. Maynaro Baisch. car ��-D. '39 Ford: 4th. Eddy Travis, car 34-W. Plymouth with Chrysler engine, owned by Camrud Motors of Wolf Point: and 5th. Mel Holsworth. car 88-D. '39 Chevrolet.
Trophy Dash (6 laps) six fastest cars�Arlene Lewis 1st in 7-J; Dwyte Knowlton 2nd in car 3-D; and Gordon Kolberg 3rd in car 713.
Time trials, four fastest cars-Car OO-D. Chevrolet with CMC motor, driven by Marvin Spencer. 35.7 seconds: Dwyte Knowlton driving 3-D. a "39 Ford. 36 seconds: Car 713. a 32 Ford, driven by Gordon Kolberg. 36.3 seconds: and Virgil Larson in 1-D a '40 Ford. 36 4 seconds.
Time trial results for Poplar ard Wolf Point cars�Bud Nee* in 33 3/3 "Little Iodine" owned by Jay Marcom. 37.8 seconds; Ed Travis In the Camrud Motor entry. 34-W. 38 1 seconds: Bob Hible in ME-2 owned by Ben ���. 39.5 seconds: 326 owned by Farmers Union Oil Co. of Poplar and driven by Harry McKenzie. 40.6 seconds; and 606 owned by Junior Schmitz and driven by Robert Kelsey. 41 seconds. These times are for one lap, or 3/8
cost of approved conservation practices carried out on their land.
The 1956 program is similar to the 1955 program, with modifications which are expected to make it more effective in helping farmers meet conservation practices, but assistance will not be limited to such practices. Special emphasis in next year's program is to be given to measures which will protect land diverted from allotment crons in 1956.
County conservation groups will consider the National ACP program and make recommendations to the State ASC committee, according to Leo S. Kolstad. state ASC administrative officer. When these recommendations have been considered, the state ACP program will be prepared and announced and county groups will then develop county programs. Conservation practices to be included in a county program vary with the requirements of communities and are determined (within the framework of the National and State programs) by local ASC committeemen in cooperation with County Extension Agent and local representatives of the Soil Conservation Service and Forest Service. These agencies develop county programs after obtaining advice and suggestions from other agricultural groups within a county.
The 1956 ACP program for each county will be completed and announced well in advance of January 1. 1956. when it will become effective. Meanwhile. Kolstad explained, farmers and ranchers may continue to cary out conservation work under the 1955 ACP program which will continue through December. 1955. Producers desiring to carry out conservation work this year may request cost-sharing at any time during the year.
ASC CHAIRMAN GIVES 19S6 WHEAT LEVEL
A minimum national average support price of not less than I1.81 per bushel will be in effect for 1956 crop wheat if quotas are approved in the June 25th marketing quota leferendum. Walter R. Scott, chairman of the Roosevelt county agricultural stabilization and conservation committee, has announced.
If quotas are rejected in the producer referendum on June 25th. the support level will be at .50 percent of parity or about $1.19 per bushel, national average, on the basis of present parity estimates.
The announced minimum support for 1956 reflects 76 percent of the estimated "transitional" wheat parity price of $238 per bushel. The support level is set in accordance with the law whicn provides for a variable level on the basis of the estimated supply of wheat. The minimum national average rate of $1.81 per bushel for 1956 crop wheat will not be reduced but will be increased if a combination of the wheat parity price and the supply percentage on July 1. 1956, indicates a higher minimum level of support, and quotas are in effect.
The chairman pointed out that support for the 1955 crop of wheat
it at a national average price of|ducers favor marketing quotas foi $2.06 per bushel, reflecting 82% wheat of the 1956 crop.
POPLAR JUNIOR LEGION HAS TWO NIGHT GAMES
The Poplar Junior Legion baseball team will play two games under the lights here next week.
Tuesday evening the Juniors will clash with the Opheim club and Wednesday evening the lads will face Glasgow. Both are regular district games which count in the season standings. Last Sunday the Legion boys I met the Fort Peck Juniors at Fort ' Peck where the Poplar team had to play the game with a total of ten players, only four of which were regular starters. The Poplar team was defeated by a wide margin.
percent of parity. The basic support rate in Roosevelt county for grade No. 1 of the classes Hard Red Spring and Hard Red V/inter is $1.98 per bushel. Discounts and premiums are provicied for other grades and classes under the 1955 program.
Chairman Scott emphasizes that support for the 1956 crop, regardless of whether it is 76 percent of parity with quotas, or 50 percent of parity without quotas, will be available only to those producers who comply with the acreage al lotments established for their farms. He pointed out that acreage allotments, under the law. will remain in effect regardless of the outcome of the referendum since the referendum is solely on the question of whether or not pro-
The matter of a garbage collec--tion ordinance will again come be-1 fore the Poplar City Council at a special meethvg called by Mayor J. M Nass for Friday. June 24. at 8 p.m.
At a recent special meeting not all of the petitions, which had been signed requesting the council to pass a garbage collection ordinance were on file and the council-men did not feel that the few signatures on file were enough to warrant passing the requested ordinance.
Since the last special meeting. Dr. SaViuel Gullo. chairman of the Lions Club committee which drew up the ordinance and circulated the petitions, has gathered the missing petitions and with additional signers secured since the meeting June 13. the number of singers requesting a garbage collection ordinance is now well over the 100 mark.
A delegation representing the Lions Club committee and other interested persons plan to be on hand to aid their voices to the request.
The council invites any citizen, whether for or against the proposed ordinance, to attend the meeting and express their views. The meetine i" HO "be held in the Armory club room to give all interested persons room to attend the session and be heard if they wish.
The proposed ordinance sets up regulations for types of garbage cans to be used, prevents all burn ing of garbage within the city, and also sets up a schedule of collections and fees for the different, classes of business places and residences.
If the ordinance is passed, the job of collecting garbage will be put up for bids. Several parties have indicated they will bid for the job if the council passes the ordinance and lets a contract for the collection.
GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD OPENS IN GLACIER PARK
Going-to-the-Sun highway in Glacier National park is open now from 9 a.m. until midnight. Jun� 15 was the official opening date
Roosevelt County Sets
Tall in the Saddle When It Comes to Rodeo Shows
Rodeo is big business these days, performers who are almost equally
of a mile.
The Hi-Line Stock Car club will hold its next race Sunday afternoon, July 3. More locally owned cars and not so many outside cars ore expected for the next races.
and is getting bigger every year. This sport born on the ranches of America's cattle country U even bigger than football according to Everett Colborn, who produces the annual Madison Square Garden rodeo each year.
Montana plays a big part in this rapidly growing sport. For one thing there are some 36 approved rodeos in the state each year plus several amateur shows, rodeos for the local hands, high school and college events and several score of horse shows and race meets in which some rodeo events are staged.
Montana too is one of the major sources of bucking horses for the nation's top rodeos. According to statements made by Colboriv the best riders and horses come from Montana.
One of the major bucking horse sales in the United States and the only one of its kind where horses are bucked out of chutes rodeo fashion and as soon as the ride is complete the auctioneer starts selling the horse, is held in Montana at Miles City.
Any rodeo fan will recall the Lindeman brothers from Red Lodge, Mont, when they were burning up the rodeo circuits and bringing home to Montana top honors and top money. There are many other Montana riders and
famous
The life of a rodeo cowboy has a lot of ups and downs, both financially and in the contest sport. RCA cowboys get paid only if they win and pay an entry fee to take part. Of course, some of the cow pokes have a hard time, but last year the top cowboy in the nation picked up $37,000 in prize money, and quite a number of them earned upwards of $10.000.
With that kind of entertainment is it any wonder that Montana shows rank high among those all over the nation? People in Roosevelt county are fortunate in living right next door to one of the major rodeos in one of America's top rodeo states, The Wild Horse Stampede at Wolf Point
Poplar, too. has again moved into regular rodeo productions with several amateur shows each year staged by the Poplar Saddle Club. Montana is a rodeo state and Roosevelt county provider some of the best rodeo sport to be seen anywhere.
The big rodeo season for Mon-tanans is just coming up- Poplar will have a two-day show July 2 and 3 for amateurs and then on July 15. 16 and 17 will be the Wild Horse Stampede, one of the biggest and best shows in the state. Poplar will also present another show later in the season, plus several local jackpot events.
Friends Gather To Honor Sogers' Golden Wedding
A large crowd of friends attended the Mass and reception at Our Lady of Lourdes church in Poplar honoring Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Sugar on their Golden Wedding anniversary.
The sanctuary was decorated with bouquets of white carnations and daisies. Father John Kendri-gan celebrated the Mass. Also present in the sanctuary were Rev. Eugene V. Gergens. Plentywood: Rev. Francis Weidinger. Chinook; and' Rev .Anthony Sorger. Scobey.
Presiding during the reception were Mrs. Alma Olson, who poured. Mrs. W. L. Schwartzrock who cut and served the wedding cake, and Mrs. Earl Floyd, who was in charge of the guest book. Mrs. E. E. Schwartzrock and Mrs. Kenneth Lauridson baked the wedding cake.
Neighbors and friends furnished the food for the reception and the Altar Society helped serve. Tables were decorated with yellow roses and columbine.
Relatives present from Canada were Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bell. Melville. Sask.; Mrs. Gladys Williams, sister of Mrs. Sager. and Jessie Williamson, both of Weyburn. Sask., and Mrs. Blanche Bell of Reginn. Sask.
Other out-of-state guests were Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Schwartzrock of Max. N. D.. and Mrs. Earl Floyd of Cody. Wyo.
ENTERTAINMENT CHOICE WIDE FOR HOLIDAY
Poplar citizens and residents of this community can spend a very active Fourth ->f July holiday without going more than 20 miles from home.
The first day of the three-day holiday will see the Poplar Saddle club present the first of two days of rodeo. The club plans rodeos for both Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon.
Saturday morning there will be a rodeo parade in Poplar starting from the street in front of the Legion club at 10 a.m. There will be a number of fancy floats entered by various business firms with a $25 prize offered by The Chamber of Commerce to go to the winner. There will also be numerous saddle club and rodeq entries and the Poplar Boating club is also planning to take part in the parade to advertise the regatta July 4 at Chelsea Lake.
Sunday afternoon local folks can chose between two events. The Poplar rodeo at the arena east of. town and the Hi-Line Stock Car Club races al the Hi-Line speedway between Poplar and Wolf Point.
July 4 there will be more spills and thrills, but this time the action will take place on water as the Poplar Boating club presents its fourth annual regatta and boat races at Chelsea lake.
They plan for a bigger show than ever this year with a number of extra events added to the program. The new features include ski 'jumping, a row boat race, swimming contests and a water clown.
As usual there will be races for the various classes of outboard motor boats.
Some extra work is being done at the lake to provide more picnic space for regatta visitors.
BLOODMOBILE COLLECTS 55 PINTS BLOOD
The Red Cross Bloodmobilc visit-I ed Poplar Thursday afternoon of I last week and 55 donors each gave a I pint of blood, while eight volunteers were rejected. Mrs. Lyle Phetteplace. who donated her 10th pint of blood, received a gold Kallon pin.
The committee in charge of the drawing in Poplar expressed their thanks to Dr. Jensen of Culbertson for corning to Poplar to assist at the drawing. The committee chairman. Mrs. C. R. Nelson, said that with Dr. James Harnberger out of town, the drawing would have been impossible if Dr. Jensen had not volunteered his services The committee also expressed Its thanks to the Legion for the use of the hall for the drawing.
In spite of the cooperation of local workers and citizens, th drawing here fell short of the quota, due to the busy season of the year and the number of people who were out of town when the bloodmobile made its visit.
CURB AND GUTTER WORK NEARLY COMPLETED
The work on curb and gutters in Poplar will be completed before, anothe rweek goes by and if the | weather holds, most of the back-fill 1 gregatio on the curbs will be completed by that time.
With the curbing in place and most of the gravel sub-base in place many of the streets will be ready for crushed rock and oil mat. So far the contractor has not indicated just when this phase of the work will begin.
86-YEAR-OLD INDIAN SCOUT PASSES AWAY
George Pointing Iron. 86. died suddenly June 17 at the Silver Bow County hospital in Butte where he had been visiting his granddaughter. Mrs. Rosella V. Russell. He had been in the hospital only one day.
Mr. Pointing Iron was born October. 1868. in Saskatchewan. Canada. While still a young man he moved to the Fort Peck reservation and lived there most of his life. For a few years he acted as Indian scout for Fort Assinniboine.
Funeral services were held Monday at the Mormon chapel at Chicken Hill. Interment was in the Chicken Hill ccmete-y.
His only known .'.jrvivor is his granddaughter. Mrs. Russell.
Poplar Girl Wed In Sidney Church Saturday, June 18
Mabel Christine Christenson. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Bert Christcnson of Poplar became the bride of Lawrence Pyle. Berwvn. Pa.. Saturday afternoon. June 18. at 2 p.m. The double-ring cere-ony was performed in the Con-1 church. Sidney, by the local pastor.
Miss Christenson wove a pink suit with a corsage of pink rosebuds, pink and whi'e carnations, and was unattended. She is a graduate of^he Sidney high school and McCalaster college. St. Paul. The newlywcds left immediately after the ceremony for Berwyn. Pa.
PRICE SUPPORT, CROP QUOTAS ARE QUESTIONS
Saturday, farmers will cast their ballot on the wheat marketing quota referendum. If two thirds or more of the nation's wheat growers voting in the referendum approve, marketing quotas will continue in effect for the 1956 crop.
If the farmers vote in favor of the referendum, a pric* support within a probable rang-? of 75 to 82 per cent of parity will be available to those who itay within their farm's wheat acreage allotment. Those exceeding the larger of the farm allotment, or 15 acres, will be subject to n penalty equal to 45 per cent of parity on the excess production and price support will -ot be available for any of their 'm.t6 wheat crop.
If the voters turn thumbs down on the referendum, marketing quotas will not be in effect and price support will be available at 50 percent of parity for those farmers who stav within the wheat acreage allotment for their farms. Those who exceed their farm wheat allotments will not be eligible for price support.
An eligible voter mav easl his ballot either In the community in which he resides or in the community in which he will be engaged in the production of wheat for 1956.
Absentee ballots for whoM growers with religious beliefs forbidding them to vote on Saturday and those who will be away are available in county ASC offices.
Wheat growers who will be absent from their home county may get a ballot from any convenient ASC office before the referendum. These ballets must be marked "absentee ballot" and must be received in the county office not later than 6 p.m.. June 25.
Those voters whose religious belief oppose participation in the referendum on Saturday are to vote some time between June 20� 24. Their ballot will be similar to the absentee's ballot, but will be left in a sealed envelope at the office.
Rootevelt County Poli� Districts Location
I Volt School Building 2*4 Court House. Wolf Point 3 Hiland School Building 5 & 7 Farmers Union Oil Station. Poplar
Mineral Bench School Building
Beim School Building Anderson School Building
Farmers Union Station. Froid
II I: 12 Basement. ASC. Build-
Oil Activity Mounts-Watch New Wildcats
Wolf Point Downs Mineral Bench on Poplar Diamond
The Wolf Point baseball team downed Mineral Bench under the lights on the Poplar athletic field Wednesday night 11 to 0.
The game was fairly tight during the first six innings, but in the 'top of the seventh Wolf Point combined five hits and four Mineral Bench errors to rack up 8 runs and really put the game on ice.
Bob Renz did the pitching for the Bench and Schugann did the catching. Renz had trouble with his control and walked several men and he hit two batters.
Casey and Sprague formed the Wolf Point battery and in spite of several Wolf Point errors, Casey
Carter Oil company, the California company. Amarada Oil company, and the Murphy corporation. East Poplar unit operator, reported new locations and operations this week.
In the West Poplar unit of Roosevelt count, the Carter Oil company. West Poplar Unit No. 5. wildcat, began drilling operations on Tuesday. This venture will be drilled to 6700 feet to test the Mission Canyon. The test is located j Vk miles NW of Carter's discovery of last year. It is SW SW 31-30N-50E.
The California company has a skidding rig at the center of the SW NW Section 19-32 N-50 E. approximately m miles SE of their recent Charles Formation discovery, the No. 1 Grimm. According to the Montana Oil and Gas commission, this new field has officially been labeled the Bredette field.
Approximately 10 miles SE of the East Poplar field, the Cran-ston-Wagner-Christenson. No. X Government wildcat. 330 feet west of C NW NE section 26-27N-53E
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kept the Mineral Bench batters I was drilling below 2500 feet on on his hip when a hit could have I June 21.
meant a run. I The Amarada Oil company has
announced a new location east of Scobey near Outlook in Sheridan county. The company is clearing the location for their No. 1 Landrey in the SE SW section 21-37N-52E
The Owens-Simons No. 1 has been completed. The Zach Brooks rig has been moved and they are preparing to set a pumping unit. The new location is in the East Poplar Unit and is No. 59 in NW 4-28N-51E. Zacfc Brooks is the drilling contractor.
Two other Murphy wells, both in the East Poplar Unit are drilling ahead. No. 57 was at 3625 drilling and 58 was at 2650 drilling. Both reports were as of Tuesday morning.
The Cranston operation in Richland county is important to Roosevelt county since the wildcat is on the northern edge of Richland county with only the river separating it from Roosevelt. A strike at the Cranston lease would give high hopes to land and lease holders along the north side of the river in this county.
If the new California test hits oil. it will do much to prove in a small way. at least the size of the discovery pool hit in the No. 1 Elizabeth Grimm.
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P^stoffice Building. Bain-ville
McCone County Pollt
Location Basement of the County ASC Office
2 Brockwav School
3 Prairie Elk School
4 Farmers Union Hall iDuck Creek School)
5 Wolf Creek School No. 16
6 Cusker School
7 Sunnyside School Referendum committeemen In
Roosevelt county are Robert Peterson. Harry Carlson. Idan Camrud. Chester Erickson. Harold Ruhd. Larry Grimsrud. Bernard Langer. John Gribble. W M. Rusch. Howard Jensen. Martin Seth'e. Russell Zimmerman. James Daneilson. Walter Bridges. Clifford Hagadone. Gerald Zuck. Norman Jensen. Eugene Swank. Fred Clark. Les Mc-Anally. James Helmer. Gilbert Wiess. Reimund Hoffman. Alfred Kaschube. Marvin Sundheim. Pete Dcthman. Arvid Dahlbeig. George Waters. Lief Sunwall. Irwing Hove. Gerald Olsen. Ted Wix. Roy Sch-uetzc. Kenneth Olsen. Frank Nelson. Fred Fryhling. Albert Gran-ley. Dick Rhode, and Oiton Kirk-vold.
Alternates are Marbie Hanson. Dennis Nelson. A M. Rensvold. Bun Bilyeu. Edward Bach. Milton Sil-jenberg. John A. Herting. Albert Karge, William (Wiedolli Lien. Allen Zimmerman. Pete Loegering. Frank Schwarzrock. Mi'o Stangc-land. Orrie Vraa. Merland Iverson. Warren Christofferson. Duane Christoffcrson. W. R. Casterline. Charles Bentson. Marinus Lyn-gaard. Willard LaCount. and John Forbes.
POLIO VACCINATIONS GIVEN IN POPLAR
Vaccinations for polio began in Poplar Thursday-morning, but the number of children reporting to receive the vaccine was not a-vailable at press time Thursday.
Very few children reported during the first hour the clinic was open.
Week's Weather
Max. Min. Prec.
June 16 ............ 75 59 .18
June 17 .........._ 75 51 .00
June 18 .........� 81 47 .00
June 19 ............ 80 46 .00
June 20 �.......... 80 40 .00
June 21 _.......... 78 50 00
June 22 _........_ 79 45 .00